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It’s true that men today are more likely than their fathers and grandfathers to be involved parents — some are even stay-at-home dads. But until society expects fathers to balance their work and family life in the same way women are forced to, mothers will continue to bear the brunt of domestic stress, work and sadness. We shouldn’t be telling women to do less — instead, let’s tell men to do more. After all, for the first time in history men want better work/life balance. Today’s dad actually wants to spend time with his kids (a shocking concept, I know). And multiple studies show that married couples with more domestic equality enjoy happier relationships and have less chance of divorce.
Opinion columnist Jessica Valenti argues that moms need to ditch the guilt and get Dad more involved.

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    Love this! Dads CAN step up to the plate!!! It’s a new era people!
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    I’m all for involving men more in domestic duties. As PoN says, it’s not so much a matter of men being selfish and not...
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    However, this fails to consider that men on average work significantly more hours than women and women are about twice...
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